Fort Worth Police Seeing Success With New High-Tech Camera System
Fort Worth police have placed 63 solar-powered, license plate-reading cameras in high-crime areas throughout the city, and the system has already led to dozens of arrests.
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Fort Worth police have placed 63 solar-powered, license plate-reading cameras in high-crime areas throughout the city, and the system has already led to dozens of arrests.
Collins resigned from the FWPD shortly after his arrest Chief Noakes accepted his resignation but would have fired Collins had he not resigned, the department said in a news release.
Fort Worth Police released surveillance video and still images of two suspects wanted for homicide and robbery.
Detectives said they believe Samarrippas lived in the Fort Worth area from 2003 until 2014 and detectives said there could be more victims to crimes committed by him during that time period.
Homicide detectives in Fort Worth say they want to speak to three men and a woman in connection to the fatal shooting of Christopher Rodriguez.
MedStar paramedic Trey McDaniel was on his way to work on Thursday, February 11th, when he was ensnared in the massive 133-vehicle pileup on I-35W in Fort Worth that killed six people.
At least 6 people were killed on February 11 when more than a hundred cars, trucks, and semi tractor-trailers slipped, slid and crashed on an icy section of I-35W. This morning we know the identity of five of those who lost their life.
Officials in Fort Worth confirmed at least six people, who have not been publicly identified, were killed in the crash.
Fort Worth police lieutenant Gary Hawley was fired two months after his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in front of a Grapevine elementary school.
"The Fort Worth Police Department holds every officer to a very high standard and any comment, post, or any communication which is racially insensitive and unprofessional will not be condoned," the department said.
For the second time this week, a Fort Worth officer has been placed on restricted duty after the discovery of a "racially insensitive" post, police said.
Briseno, a U.S. Marine, lost his legs during an improvised explosive device attack while on active duty in Iraq in 2007.
Restricted duty consists of the removal of the officer's gun, badge, and all police powers, pending the outcome of the investigation.
The new team is part of a promised adjustment to policing strategies in the city that also included tripling the size of the department's crisis intervention team.
A horrible scene in Fort Worth after a customer walks into a convenience store and finds the clerk shot dead, lying on the floor.
Noakes has been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 20 years and since March 2019, he has been deputy chief.
Fort Worth Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man suspected of shooting a tow truck driver and of other crimes.
Harrison was last seen in the 1200 block of Nicole Way in Fort Worth.
Fort Worth Police said around 12:30 p.m. a vehicle struck a median and the driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected.
Fort Worth police detectives are asking for the public's help finding who killed 23-year-old Eric Denmon.
Police are searching for the shooters who opened fire in Fort Worth after a group of young people got into a fight over Instagram posts. One person was critically injured.
Fort Worth unveiled a new bigger, faster and high-tech police helicopter Friday that will replace an aircraft almost three decades old.
Police in Fort Worth are searching for a teenager accused of murdering a 14-year-old girl last month.
The Fort Worth Police Department is searching for a couple of thieves who made off with multiple pallets of clothing and boots on Christmas Day.
Outgoing Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus has tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced Friday evening.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December at Mar-a-Lago with Mr. Trump saying the U.S. would support strikes if no deal was made with Iran.
Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement, including barring officers from wearing masks.
Even with that record rain, though, the region is still well below normal for rainfall this winter season, with a deficit of 4.3".
It is one of two Democratic majority districts in North Texas after the 32nd Congressional District was redrawn to have a majority of Republicans.
Thousands welcomed the group home after a cross‑country trek promoting mindfulness and nonviolence.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December at Mar-a-Lago with Mr. Trump saying the U.S. would support strikes if no deal was made with Iran.
Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement, including barring officers from wearing masks.
Racing fans—get ready. The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington is set to roar into town this spring, bringing a brand‑new kind of excitement to North Texas.
Even with that record rain, though, the region is still well below normal for rainfall this winter season, with a deficit of 4.3".
It is one of two Democratic majority districts in North Texas after the 32nd Congressional District was redrawn to have a majority of Republicans.
As Texas, in recent years, has experienced an increase in its infant mortality rate, it has seen a growing interest in bereavement care for families.
Internal turmoil, missing records, and clashing narratives raise new questions about the nonprofit's management and oversight.
The CEO a Dallas nonprofit resigned after a CBS News Texas I-Team investigation that revealed the organization had failed to follow through on its core promises.
Seven years after a deadly school bus-train crash in Athens, the same crossing still lacks gates or lights—despite repeated promises to fix it.
A CBS News Texas investigation found those daily meals no longer being delivered to schools, despite the nonprofit's claims to the contrary.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December at Mar-a-Lago with Mr. Trump saying the U.S. would support strikes if no deal was made with Iran.
Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement, including barring officers from wearing masks.
It is one of two Democratic majority districts in North Texas after the 32nd Congressional District was redrawn to have a majority of Republicans.
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
President Obama spoke about the "unprecedented nature" of what he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did in Minnesota.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
While retailers like Amazon, Macy's and Target are extending their return window for gifts bought during the holidays, some stores are adding fees to return purchases.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
Even though life in a cancer center may be monotonous, the patients opened up once they saw the golden pile of fur.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
Weather-related closures left Carter BloodCare 4,000 units of blood and blood components short of what it needs.
The state of Texas is investing $50 million in research on psychedelic therapies.
Walk with a Doc invites community members to join low-pressure group walks led by physicians.
An Amazon Prime delivery in Richardson this week left more behind than intended.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
A Dallas coffee chain says it's caught in a political firestorm after a walkout over an ICE discount.
During the World Cup, soccer fans will be able to get a taste of what North Texas' new professional soccer team, Atletico Dallas, has to offer.
Salad and Go, a drive-thru salad chain, said on Wednesday that it will close all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores.
Lindsey Vonn, the 41-year-old Olympic veteran from Colorado, also reflected on her Olympic crash, saying, "I don't have regrets."
Olympic organizers promise that the villages where athletes live won't run out of free condoms again during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
It is Jordan Stolz's second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, breaking a world record.
Lindsey Vonn broke her left leg in a crash during her downhill race at the Winter Olympics last weekend.
A packed crowd in Frisco watches Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul battle under the lights as the Nexo Dallas Open heats up.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
Chappell Roan says she's left her talent agency after its CEO, Casey Wasserman, was named in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
For the first time, a major U.S. automaker is putting a team up against the European giants of Formula One. Can Cadillac be a contender?
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
